i really should pay more attention to price tags when buying stuff. prices don't affect my decisions unless its way ridiculous. normally when its something i want, i only look at it when i'm paying for it. sometimes i don't even care.
i guess i should be grateful i don't usually want alot of things, which would be a nightmare if it were so.
having said all that, this is the CD i've been wanting for ages:
and this is somebody whose music i've been into recently.
this is how he looked 20 years ago. heh. i'm into old men o.O
singapore really doesn't import all the good stuff :(
and i can't get round yahoo japan auctions.
jay chou's november chopin, albeit almost exactly on the same lines as his previous albums, sounded quite good. and chris agrees that he sounds somewhat.. different.
my fav is still track six. as been for almost all his albums...
well, it will be released tomorrow. to a hoard of screaming girls which i still can't understand why. haha.
friday's music station was. different too.
maybe its because inocchi was quiet and not himself. and there wasn't a V6 talk segment. only time they got to talk was when tamori-san asked them about shuuji/akira, their juniors. look at ken if you want a nasty surprise though.
and kame forgot his lyrics! kinki kids number two.
yamap looks.. i don't know. not as appealing as before. that's the best i can come up with. heh.
ken with his inocchi-hairstyle. and my fav boys together =)
he can look cute even when he's having that attitude look. yes, my definition of cute. laugh all you want =P
*musicmind! musicmind!*
-can't wait for tomorrow-
plagued by headaches and insomnia recently. despite trying to sleep more and eat healthy. the project rushing of the past two weeks have taken their toll. and exams start on the eighth. darn~
the past four hours have been spent reading FRS-es.
conclusion: 6 chapters of FRS in that space can kill my brain. if anybody is going to mention anything about measuring inventories, depreciation and what not to me in the next few hours, that person stands to incur my wrath :(
time for a little indulgence.
- holdup down opens today in japan!! - =(
dug out my 「アイドル武者修行」 to read again this morning.
yeah people, now you know where my title came from.
made an attempt to translate it for chris earlier in the year. needless to say, it was a failed attempt.
most people think learning a third language has to result in the exploitation of it as a translator in the future. given my love for the country, the most likely job prospect there would be yes, unfortunately, a translator.
but seriously, i suck at it. the attempt to translate resulted in a passage dotted with chinese verbs, singlish phrases and broken english. yes, despite my straight A's in all the major exams for both languages =P
my point being, learning japanese in the first place was to actually understand the language untranslated. somehow, subtitles and translated versions of books take the authencity and raw meaning out of the language.
even now, there are some things in japanese i can't translate properly with the help of singlish, english and chinese.
you get the point.
after learning the language, i do feel an affinity with the country who has a well-known non-acceptance of foreigners. naturally i would wanna blend in with the people and culture that have so fascinated me since day one.
yes, i'm on my way there.
but, no more translations from me :)
bringing duet to school for two days in a row resulted in an array of varied responses. rina absently flipped through it and scruntized the 6 guys on the cover. following which, i came up with an idea and made her compare V6 in 1995 and now.
she could identify inocchi :)
wendy was amused too and she was the only one who got all correct. and showed interest in TFP2.
liz and mandy were very amused and tried all sorts of combinations. liz said inocchi was the ugliest (...) and hiroshi was the cutest o.O and hong managed to guess ALL wrongly!!
conclusion: zhiyong would look like inocchi in 1995 if his skin shade was two shades lighter.
can you tell how lamed up we were in IT seminar?
大学に入ったから一番辛かったの学期がすぐに終わる...
ということは、もう二十日には全ての試験は終了.
めちゃめちゃ期待な、あの感じ. 実は、もうだめだと思う.
でも、学生はやっぱ学生の責任がある. 試験が全部が合格はもちろんです. 更に、満点へ向かえてほうが理想の態度かもしれない.
だから、そんな考え方を持って、あとの二十日が頑張りたいと思う.
絶対に.
kinda got over it. affected me quite alot but now i'm okay.
quite pissed at the fact that my parents were like "see, told you so hard to get le", "don't go also good, can save" and "don't get into it so much!".
they think they are right all the time man. when i really don't get it, they talk all the more, despite not saying much when i said i wanted to go.
but one good thing its over. i hate being kept in suspense.
i just want to know as early as possible whether i'm going or not. now that i know i'm not, that's one thing less to worry about.
anyway, it frees up more cash to spend. on my other music genres.
but firstly, i'm going to get the concert phamplet anyhow. not in a place to complain why a few pieces of paper cost 70 bucks and one big piece of paper cost 40 bucks but yes, more or less decided to get them, including the musicbox that costs 50 bucks. so there.
think my mom will faint if she sees this.
also planning to order [Rebirth of URC Anthology Part 1] from cdjapan. i very much want all three parts but 1 part already costs 42 bucks even with my discount points (!) so i'll get only one. too bad yesasia doesn't carry it though.
no free shipping :(
and tsuyoshi nagabuchi's CDs are ALL out of print?! sighs.
okay, finished tax adminstration, distributions and reliefs today.
will try to finish double taxation tonight.
so that leaves me with taxation on individuals and GST before i'm done with tax.
applaud me.
被逼欺骗自己是最难受的.
nobody fucking understands how much V6 means to me.
not for the first time i'm lamenting the lack of jpop in singapore.
okay, its not really lack, but the prices!! some of the artistes don't have taiwan or hong kong versions and their prices can go up to around 70 bucks.
good example. V6's infinity love and life costs 73 bucks as of yesterday. even at yesasia, i paid only 56 bucks for musicmind and that includes shipping.
but my playlist doesn't limit to V6.
hmv doesn't carry anything of mr. children, hideki tokunaga, tsuyoshi nagabuchi etc. and albums from glay, yosui inoue etc costs anywhere from 70 bucks.
and they don't import genres like 70-80's folk or blues (japanese of course).
the only way i can get my URC (think happy end, itsutsu no akai fuusen, sachiko kanenobu..) is from cdjapan, coz all their cds are copy controlled and therefore no online sources for me =(
or tsutaya, which i doubt i'll be going soon.
well, should be happy with what i have.
a library that takes up one-fifth of my hard drive space.
and its time to MUG!
-sigh-
-
ORANGE
広い空の片隅で 生まれ変わる 街の色を見ていた
君の声は聞こえない 僕らは もう 大人に成り過ぎた。。。
誰のための 鐘の音が 帰り掛けて ふと立ち止まる
暗い闇に怯えて いつからか 遠回りをして来た
穏やかなに舞う風が 街の木々と僕の心 揺らした。。。
いつの日にか また会えるさ 笑顔で 君に ただ 手を振る
時計の針を回して 昨日に戻れるなら 迷い続ける僕に 何を 今 告げるだろう
そんな終わりない問いを 繰り返して 眠る オレンジ色の太陽
少し冷たい 僕の手 誰のでもない魂を 宿して
依然 高ぶる この胸 伝えきれない言葉達を 隠して。。。
ここから先の 何処かへ 今夜 旅立つ船に乗る
時計の針は 優しく時を刻み続ける 鳴り止むことない
僕の鼓動を重ねて ほら 数え切れない希望が
僕を埋めていくなら 無数にあるこの穴も 愛しく思えるだろう
そんな幼い季節を 通り過ぎて 眠る オレンジ色の太陽
- V6 (2005)
finally.. its over. no more projects for the semester.
but its time to hit the books.
two weeks to the start of exams. and i haven't a clue what the past few weeks of lessons have been about. guess its time for mugging.
went down to town in anticipation of mags with V6 on the cover. heard they were on the cover of all the magazines (!) so i went prepared with my vouchers.
but when i reached, duet, potato and wink up were sold out!! hayai~ but yes, they were on ALL the tv mags. all three of them. me and chris were looking at one after another and wondering why did they have to appear on those as well o.O
but of course i came back with something. myojo decemeber edition with them on the cover =) the article had many pictures of their past interviews over the 10 years. inocchi!! super cute~
and avex is being inefficient for once. normally one week after release, hmv should have already brought in the singles.
but [orange] wasn't there when i went. -___-
feeling alot of anger inside me for the past two weeks.
or maybe its just greivances. worst of all, i can't express how i feel properly so most of it just gets caught up and trapped inside.
i'm angry at myself for failure to perform.
i'm angry at the way johnny and avex have to come up with so much merchandise when they know i can't afford.
i'm angry at the phone lines for jamming all the way till today.
i'm angry at singapore's overemphasis on meritocracy, so much so i have to do something i don't really like for my degree.
i'm angry at the way projects are cramming up my schedule and eating into my study time.
i'm angry at how i manage to let friendship slip away so easily.
i'm angry at the way i get compared to others who are different.
i'm angry at the way i can't control myself when it comes to _______.
and the list goes on...
suffice to say i'm not in my best of moods.
or rather, i'm in my worst.
the phone lines are still jammed!!!
yes. i'm still very awake.
that's what a 2hr long tokyo friend park II episode with V6 doing all sorts of funny stuff will do to you. along with an incomplete, messed up financial analysis report and two cups of caffeine.
i have an urge to flood this blog with inocchi cuteness.
but.. taking into account people who might come across this, occasional splurges of fangirlism will do =)
Five Things I Would Buy With $1,000,000:
1. an apartment in downtown tokyo. is it even enough?
2. car.
3. get my driver's license.
4. crash course for japanese lessons.
5. new computer and customize it as i want to.
10 Years Ago, I:
1. was half my age.
2. was living in toa payoh.
3. nearly got into trouble with the police.
4. got streamed into the top primary school class.
5. always argued with my parents.
5 Years Ago, I:
1. was in secondary three.
2. got dismal grades.
3. slacked off the entire year.
4. got really into jpop.
5. started skipping lessons.
3 Years Ago, I:
1. was in junior college year one.
2. made friends with maths and computing HOD -____-
3. started hanging around town VERY often.
4. had many problems with _______.
5. hated jc life.
1 Year Ago, I:
1. worked in CBD area for six months.
2. went to korea.
3. started japanese lessons proper.
4. met new friends in university.
5. was resentful at the fact that i couldn't take japanese studies in nus.
So far this year, I:
1. went japan!!!
2. got an avenue for my japanese tv =)
3. went overseas with my jc classmates.
4. received the most presents ever for my birthday.
5. lost a best friend
Yesterday, I:
1. skipped accounting lecture because it started storming just as i was getting ready to get out of the house.
2. had the same food for all three meals.
3. played hotel tycoon. and got confused =X
4. spent a long time watching all the tv specials =)
5. stayed up till three a.m. doing _____.
Today, I:
1. woke up at ten a.m.
2. read the papers.
3. will have to tackle two project reports =(
4. reorganized my zen micro after two months.
5. have no craving for caffeine. yet.
Tomorrow, I Will:
1. meet liz, hong and rina at serangoon gardens to discuss tax presentation.
2. update the patches on my laptop.
3. keep my fingers crossed that louis will get the tickets.
4. surf the internet.
5. feel dreary for monday morning lessons.
i like it when he has this hairstyle.. although it was way back in 1997.
this is from MS SP exactly a week ago. cute, no?
he's my only destressing outlet admist all the present madness around me.
so many things to say.. yet unable to put down in words.
including numerous personal comments on the jimusho.
but all i want to say today is:
CONGRATULATIONS TO V6!! ORANGE is #1 on the ORICON!
28th single and going strong.
and... i want to see inocchi's primary school report card and personal stuff in the V6 museum.
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yes, i'm depressed.
reluctant to use my brain juices to type out in japanese, so here goes:
HAPPY 33RD BIRTHDAY HIROSHI NAGANO!!
stay healthy and cheerful and continue to introduce good food! the peacemaker of that group called V6, do continue to ensure that the other five of them stay in line and not "argue" over each other's opinions too much~ lastly, find a girlfriend soon ya. ganbare!!
feel like changing my blog template. but that'll have to wait till exams are over on the 15th november.
my schedule for the next two weeks looks terrible.
even the amount of things i have to complete by today is fit for three days' work.
but fortunately, there's caffeiine to save the day :)
spent the past five minutes looking for my aircon remote.
finally found it resting on my pencil box. right in front of me.
how nice~
had an afternoon out with the gang of four to celebrate liz's birthday =)
was supposed to be a surprise for liz and me, but due to hong sleeping during tax lecture, it didn't turn out to be one.
nevertheless.. thanks people!! for the cake and the fila bag.
had brunch at dan ryan's. not bad, the place and food. not too expensive too, although it was a treat from liz.
did what we always did. drew rubbish on the mahjong paper, played with food and slippers under the table and slacked away.
got driven to the foot of my block!
thanks melvin :)
and yes, not to forget.
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY LIZ!!
i'm beginning to get addicted to orange =)
okada!! why are you getting prettier by the moment?
*tempted to buy H album*
some people can be so conscientious about their work.
they do ALL the tutorials, put in alot of effort for projects and make an effort to ask questions in class.
i'm not mocking them.
rather, i admire their diligence and how they can get their priorities right.
i'm sure not everybody has a passion for accounting.
my groupmates have started memorising, or have memorised their speeches for tomorrow's board meeting presentation.
i for one, have not.
and some of my friends have started studying for the tax quiz on saturday.
needless to say, i'm not one of them.
my rationale? if you start too early, you'll forget everything by then.
i may not look it, but seriously, i'm sick and tired of all the neverending assignments and projects.
loathing whatever you do is not a nice feeling.
i'm sure alot of people can vouch for that.
5 weeks to the end of semester.
and i got a seventy five for the previous tax quiz.
its enough to keep me going.
for now.
i really enjoyed myself yesterday =)
didn't expect to really get a watch for my birthday *looks at the guilty culprit* XP
and its back to accounting.
今日ね、もう二十歳になりました。
年齢が「２」の始めにもかかわらず、まだ一つ増えてのに、大事件じゃなくかもしれない。
この一年間にいろんなことが起こった。
詳細がここで書きたくないけれども、一言しか話さないは：
事件の中から、あるものが学べられた、うれしかったです。
もちろん、もっと成長するかも。
日本人にとって、二十歳はもう大人になる。
自分自身のことや未来を考えた、問題は自分で解く、他人に当てにしないほうがいい。
あたしは以上の条件ができれば、イケてる女になっている。カッコイイから、めちゃなりたいんだ。
だから、今年も絶対頑張って行こう。
できるかどうか、ここでちゃんと読み続けます！
ヨロシクね ^^
okay.
feeling really stuffed.
nydc for lunch, and bigO for dinner.
4 cakes shared between the 6 of us! being two mudpies, a chocolate heart-shaped truffle one and a tiramisu cheesecake. plus a pasta dish, humongous seafood platter and ribs for main courses.
yes, i'm a satisfied girl. enjoyed myself alot with the anderson girls.
and its been awhile since i blew candles on a birthday cake.
not to mention they got me the 'romancing singapore' one.
got what i "asked for" too.
a hmv voucher worth 40 bucks and a kinokuniya voucher worth 30 bucks. plus a really amusing card from jo.
thanks alot! really enjoyed myself tonight. lurve ya gals :)
collected my bunch of magazines.
needless to say, i didn't regret buying any of the seven issues.
may even get more in the future =)
passion for staying up lately.
as seen from the timing of the previous posts.
the quiet atmosphere proves condusive for my own activities =)
i'm hungry.
but i foresee i'll be stuffing my face twice(!) later so i shall resist the urge to grab something from the kitchen.
if there is even anything in there to begin with.
and why is market transfer price best for the company overall?
argh.
happy children's day!! =)